Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, August 27, 1992

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, August 27, 1992
Start: 1992-08-27T03:03
End: 1992-08-27T17:30
Location: Alabama

August 27, 1992 · NWS HSV · 45 events in 31 counties and zones

40 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 3
Property damage: $775,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 45

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

40 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Sumter

When: August 27, 3:03 AM CST
Where: Sumter County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.480, -88.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter

When: August 27, 5:20 AM PST
Where: Sumter County
Coordinates: 32.600, -88.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Choctaw

When: August 27, 5:30 AM PST
Where: Choctaw County
Coordinates: 32.080, -88.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Pickens

When: August 27, 6:00 AM PST
Where: Pickens County
Coordinates: 33.130, -88.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Marengo

When: August 27, 7:00 AM PST
Where: Marengo County
Coordinates: 32.250, -87.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: August 27, 7:10 AM PST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 32.870, -87.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Pickens

When: August 27, 7:10 AM PST
Where: Pickens County
Coordinates: 33.070, -88.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Choctaw

When: August 27, 7:50 AM PST
Where: Choctaw County
Coordinates: 32.030, -88.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter

When: August 27, 7:50 AM PST
Where: Sumter County
Coordinates: 32.580, -88.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Hale

When: August 27, 8:00 AM PST
Where: Hale County
Coordinates: 32.750, -87.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar

When: August 27, 8:15 AM PST
Where: Lamar County
Coordinates: 33.820, -86.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: August 27, 9:15 AM PST
Where: Montgomery County
Coordinates: 32.070, -86.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscaloosa

When: August 27, 9:16 AM PST
Where: Tuscaloosa County
Coordinates: 33.300, -87.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscaloosa

When: August 27, 9:52 AM PST
Where: Tuscaloosa County
Coordinates: 33.300, -87.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: August 27, 10:10 AM PST
Where: Jefferson County
Coordinates: 33.450, -86.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Bibb

When: August 27, 10:30 AM PST
Where: Bibb County
Coordinates: 32.950, -87.130

Tornado, Montgomery

When: August 27, 12:40 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.220, -86.220

Tornado, Lowndes

When: August 27, 12:45 PM CST
Where: Lowndes County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.180, -86.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: August 27, 10:50 AM PST
Where: Jefferson County
Coordinates: 33.450, -86.970

Tornado, Montgomery

When: August 27, 1:02 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Rating: F1
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.420, -86.250

Tornado, Elmore

When: August 27, 1:13 PM CST
Where: Elmore County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.500, -86.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Lowndes

When: August 27, 11:45 AM PST
Where: Lowndes County
Coordinates: 32.170, -86.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When: August 27, 11:45 AM PST
Where: Morgan County
Coordinates: 34.480, -86.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: August 27, 11:45 AM PST
Where: Shelby County
Coordinates: 33.250, -86.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Walker

When: August 27, 12:00 PM PST
Where: Walker County
Coordinates: 33.830, -87.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: August 27, 12:39 PM PST
Where: Franklin County
Coordinates: 34.430, -88.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When: August 27, 12:40 PM PST
Where: Lawrence County
Coordinates: 34.550, -87.320

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Clair

When: August 27, 12:40 PM PST
Where: St. Clair County
Coordinates: 33.580, -86.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When: August 27, 12:48 PM PST
Where: Morgan County
Coordinates: 34.430, -86.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Blount

When: August 27, 12:50 PM PST
Where: Blount County
Coordinates: 34.000, -86.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Crenshaw

When: August 27, 1:10 PM PST
Where: Crenshaw County
Coordinates: 31.730, -86.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: August 27, 1:15 PM PST
Where: Madison County
Coordinates: 34.670, -86.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Elmore

When: August 27, 1:15 PM PST
Where: Elmore County
Coordinates: 32.530, -86.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Limestone

When: August 27, 1:17 PM PST
Where: Limestone County
Coordinates: 34.750, -87.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Macon

When: August 27, 1:20 PM PST
Where: Macon County
Coordinates: 32.400, -85.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When: August 27, 1:22 PM PST
Where: Lawrence County
Coordinates: 34.450, -87.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: August 27, 1:25 PM PST
Where: Pike County
Coordinates: 31.800, -85.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Tallapoosa

When: August 27, 1:40 PM PST
Where: Tallapoosa County
Coordinates: 32.950, -85.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When: August 27, 1:50 PM PST
Where: Lee County
Coordinates: 32.620, -85.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Macon

When: August 27, 2:00 PM PST
Where: Macon County
Coordinates: 32.430, -85.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Dekalb

When: August 27, 2:35 PM PST
Where: Dekalb County
Coordinates: 34.580, -85.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Chambers

When: August 27, 3:10 PM PST
Where: Chambers County
Coordinates: 32.900, -85.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When: August 27, 3:15 PM PST
Where: Lee County
Coordinates: 32.580, -85.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Barbour

When: August 27, 3:20 PM PST
Where: Barbour County
Coordinates: 31.900, -85.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: August 27, 5:30 PM PST
Where: Clay County
Coordinates: 33.180, -85.930

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Alabama in 1992 Every state in 1992 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Alabama, 1992 Warnings in Alabama, August 1992

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10156998, 9983861, 9983862, 9983863, 9983864, 9983865, 9983866, 9983867, 9983868, 9983869, 9983870, 9983871, 9983872, 9983873, 9983874, 9983875, 9983882, 9983885, 9983876, 9983888, 9983890, 9983877, 9983878, 9983879, 9983880, 9983881, 9983883, 9983884, 9983886, 9983887, 9983889, 9983891, 9983892, 9983893, 9983894, 9983895, 9983896, 9983897, 9983898, 9983899, and more.